Claims
- 1. A support stand comprising:
a) an upper and a lower support frame; b) a first plurality of hollow sleeves attached at spaced locations to said lower frame for supporting said lower frame; c) a second plurality of hollow sleeves attached at spaced locations to said upper frame; and, d) a plurality of support legs for supporting said upper frame at a position spaced above said lower frame, each of said legs including:
1) an outer sleeve having a bottom end, a top end and a length; and 2) an inner sleeve having a bottom end, a top end and a length that is longer than said length of said outer sleeve; wherein, said inner sleeve has a cross sectional diameter that facilitates insertion of said inner sleeve into said outer sleeve, at said bottom end into a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said lower frame and at said top end into a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said upper frame; and, said outer sleeve has a diameter that facilitates engagement at said bottom end with a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said lower frame and supporting engagement at said top end with a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said upper frame.
- 2. The support stand of claim 1, wherein said inner and outer sleeves of said support legs and said hollow sleeves attached to said upper and lower support frames are dimensioned to facilitate said inner sleeve being friction fit within said outer sleeve and said hollow sleeves.
- 3. The support stand of claim 1, wherein said upper and lower frames are designed to be placed in a horizontal position for supporting one or more objects, and said hollow sleeves and said support legs are designed to be placed in a vertical position for supporting said upper and lower frames.
- 4. The support stand of claim 3, wherein said each of said hollow sleeves in said first an second pluralities of hollow sleeves is disposed outside a corresponding one of a plurality of corners in said frames.
- 5. The support stand of claim 4, wherein each of said frames is rectangular and there are four each of said hollow sleeves and said support legs.
- 6. The support stand of claim 1, wherein each of said frames, hollow sleeves and support legs is made from a material selected from the group comprising metal, plastic or synthetic material.
- 7. The support stand of claim 1, wherein each of said sleeves has a rectangular shaped cross section.
- 8. The support stand of claim 1, wherein each of said inner sleeves of said legs is formed from multiple sections.
- 9. A support stand comprising:
a) an upper and a lower horizontal support frame, each of said frames including a plurality of outside corners; b) a first plurality of hollow sleeves formed of rectangular cross section tubing attached one each to a corresponding one of said corners of said lower frame for supporting said lower frame; c) a second plurality of hollow sleeves formed of rectangular cross section tubing attached one each to a corresponding one of said corners of said upper frame; and, d) a plurality of support legs for supporting said upper frame at a position spaced above said lower frame, each of said legs including:
1) an outer sleeve formed of rectangular cross section tubing and having a bottom end, a top end and a length; and 2) an inner sleeve formed of rectangular cross section tubing and having a bottom end, a top end and a length that is longer than said length of said outer sleeve; wherein, said inner sleeve has a cross sectional diameter that facilitates insertion of said inner sleeve with a friction fit into said outer sleeve, at said bottom end into a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said lower frame and at said top end into a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said upper frame; and, said outer sleeve has a diameter that facilitates engagement at said bottom end with a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said lower frame and supporting engagement at said top end with a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said upper frame.
- 10. The support stand of claim 9, wherein each of said frames is rectangular and there are four each of said hollow sleeves and said support legs.
- 11. The support stand of claim 9, wherein each of said frames, hollow sleeves and support legs is made from a material selected from the group comprising metal, plastic or synthetic material.
- 12. The support stand of claim 9, wherein each of said inner sleeves of said legs is formed from multiple sections.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/387,387, filed Jun. 11, 2002, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60387387 |
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